NPC Spawn Button
 

i am trying to make an button that spawns npcs, i readed an forum about it, but it didnd work.

I created an trigger_multiple:
Delay 1
Wat 1

And linked the trigger_multiple to an npc:
Count -1

When i pressed the button he only spawned once, whats wrong? help me outa please :bows:

Re: NPC Spawn Button
 

/bind f8 npc spawn somthing
that alwase works 4 me

Re: NPC Spawn Button
 

......its for radiant not in game, MAN fresh your brain!

Re: NPC Spawn Button
 

you gotta target it to a deactivate and activate, otherwise it won't work

Re: NPC Spawn Button
 

Don't link it to an NPC link it to an npc_spawner or something like that.

Re: NPC Spawn Button
 

no no no-

the down to earth Basic NPC button

give your trigger_multiple:

wait 1 (you should probably give it a longer wait value- 1 second is kind of short)
spawnflags 4 (just so you have to push use)
target t1

give your NPC_WHATEVER:

count -1
targetname t1

note: I would suggest that you give your trigger_multiple a facing spawnflag and a direction so the Button can't be used unless the player is looking at the button.
you can use a delay key- but it's not really necessary-

if you don't want it to be a button then just don't assign the use_button spawnflag- (spawnflags 4)
I would suggest that unless you are making a single player map you do check that box- but if it is SP then use a Trigger_Once

EDIT: NPC Spawners are used for spawning custom NPC's

Re: NPC Spawn Button
 

thats not what i got

a while back when i was starting up my first map, i really wanted to spawn NPCs (hoping it'd be a popular map choice) it took me forever to figure out this problem, so naturally i posted a thread about it, and i got a response, so now everytime i need to have an npc be spawned, i import a VERY small map with the button in it, i could email the small map to you if you like

(NOTE:it spawns desann but you can change it)

Re: NPC Spawn Button
 

Try what I put and you will be suprised that it works-

I hate to say this but this is a very easy thing to do-
it's what happens every time a NPC appears in SP- except it's in MP and a Spawnflag is checked- you don't have to get a download- it's better that you know what's going on-

durandel- I recommend you do what i put as well-

Re: NPC Spawn Button
 

durandal, my email is rtc1300@hotmail.com u can send it to me.
and tk409er ill try if your reads works

Re: NPC Spawn Button
 

tk 409er it did work, thanks man

Re: NPC Spawn Button
 

Durendal, is that the map I sent you?

Just for reference, so you guys know how to make one in the future:

You need a NPC, a trigger_multiple, a target_deactivate, and a target_activate.
Lets say that your npc is a stormtrooper

Enter these values manually through the entity window. (press 'n' to bring it up)

----------------------------------------------------------------
For the stormtrooper;
NPC_target: activate1
target: deactivate1
targetname: st1
count: -1

For the trigger_multiple (use_button checked);
target: st1
targetname: button1
wait: 5

For the target_activate:
targetname: activate1
target: button1

For the target_deactivate:
targetname: deactivate1
target: button1
------------------------------------------------------------------

That will work. you can simply use that in your map. If you don't care how it works, stop reading this post. I will go on to what each of the terms mean.

target-what the entity activates when it is used.
targetname-what the entity is called, this name is used in target command.
NPC_target-the same thing as target, except the entity activates it when the entity is killed.

So, in effect, you hit the trigger_multiple (called button1) which spawns its target (the stormtrooper). When the stormtrooper is spawned it activates the target_deactivate, which deactivates the button. When the stormtrooper is killed, it uses the NPC_target to activate the target_activate, which activates the trigger once again.

If you didn't understand that, read it over until you do. :D

Re: NPC Spawn Button
 

only if you want one NPC to be spawned at a time-

Re: NPC Spawn Button
 

i did wot u sed to do dark mual, but when i run the map, the buttons invisible, and so is the NPC which spawns ( droid remote ) its there cuas i cn hit it and it moves

Re: NPC Spawn Button
 

This thread is more than a year old, what makes you think he is still here?

Re: NPC Spawn Button
 

lol no idea :D